{"id":25273,"date":"2017-04-28T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25273"},"modified":"2017-05-27T20:01:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T00:01:57","slug":"velvet-two-stripes-release-got-good-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25273","title":{"rendered":"Velvet Two Stripes release &#8216;Got Me Good&#8217; EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25274\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Velvet-Two-Stripes2.jpg?resize=945%2C662\" alt=\"Velvet Two Stripes\" width=\"945\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Velvet-Two-Stripes2.jpg?w=945&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Velvet-Two-Stripes2.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Velvet-Two-Stripes2.jpg?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Velvet-Two-Stripes2.jpg?resize=130%2C90&amp;ssl=1 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/>Scandinavian riot grrrl band Velvet Two Stripes are back with a new EP. Consisting of sisters Sophie and Sara, and co-conspirator Franca, the band&#8217;s dirty riffs, distorted basslines, raspy vocals and blues charm reminds you of bands such as The Kills and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.<\/p>\n<p>The video for the EP&#8217;s first track <em>Hey Boy<\/em> continues to kick the likes of Royal Blood to the curb to make way for VTS&#8217; badass Riot Grrrl antics. <em>Hey Boy<\/em> gets you hooked immediately; in the band&#8217;s own words &#8211; <em>&#8220;this is exactly what the song is about. Being fatally attracted to someone. All or nothing.&#8221;<\/em> Lead vocalist Sophie&#8217;s raw voice drags you to the dance floor while the seventies organ wraps itself around you. Rarely has such a snotty and bluesy all-girl outfit emerged from German speaking grounds, and now that they have broken out to the rest of the world they are here to stay. Watch the video for <em>Hey Boy<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PIjQ21iJPtk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Already well known in their homeland, and having been dubbed &#8220;the coolest Swiss band ever&#8221;, Velvet Two Stripes are now gaining some international attention. Since their debut single <em>Fire<\/em>, the band has gone on to release their debut album on Snowhite Records and tour extensively; playing major festivals such as the Great Escape and Reeperbahn Festival and touring with the likes of The Vaccines and Toy. They have also attracted some top-line producers like Tim Tautorat and Pete Lyman; their previous work includes releases for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Male Bonding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Scandinavian riot grrrl band Velvet Two Stripes are back with a new EP. Consisting of sisters Sophie and Sara, and co-conspirator Franca, the band&#8217;s dirty <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25273\" title=\"Velvet Two Stripes release &#8216;Got Me Good&#8217; EP\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,29,30],"tags":[438,6203,6201,6202],"class_list":["post-25273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-ep","tag-got-me-good","tag-hey-boy","tag-velvet-two-stripes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Velvet-Two-Stripes2.jpg?fit=945%2C662&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6zD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35986,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35986","url_meta":{"origin":25273,"position":0},"title":"Karate, Guns &#038; Tanning share riot grrrl anthem \u2018Breaking Teeth\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The fierce witchy psych-leaning post-punk\/shoegaze outfit\u00a0Karate, Guns & Tanning\u00a0has shared their mind-blowing new single, the riot grrrl anthem\u00a0Breaking Teeth. 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